---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the maximum employment age for certain city public safety positions, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the maximum employment age for certain city public safety positions, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 183"
citation: "Iowa SF 183 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "fire departments", "labor and employment", "law enforcement", "law enforcement officers", "police officers", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3905812-ff8f-4942-b7ac-97b5f340fd6e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 183&ga=90"
source_hash: "38291acc90b7c7c52653d6da08d6cf097f3d0f83b25835ede6d28daba31fe381"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 183 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the maximum employment age for certain city public safety positions, and including effective date provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/SF183.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF183_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF183.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-15** Message from Senate.
- **2023-02-15** Read first time, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20** Subcommittee: Gustoff, Abdul-Samad and Fisher.
- **2023-03-09** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/14/2023 12:30PM House Lounge 2.
- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Placed on calendar.
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-11** Passed House, yeas 86, nays 12. `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-12** Message from House.
- **2023-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3905812-ff8f-4942-b7ac-97b5f340fd6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).